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Location: Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550 Date: September 16th, 2017 Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm www.gwndragonboat.com/mercer Charitable Partner: TBC Attendance: 1500 participants / 1000 spectators On-site Festivities: Walgreens Health & Wellness Zone, Neutrogena Athletes’ Village, kids area, vendor/food village The Walgreens Mercer County International Dragon Boat Festival returns to Mercer County Park in West Windsor New Jersey on Saturday, September 16th, 2017, 8:30am-4pm. This event brings together culture, sport and international flavors that blend a 2,500-year-old tradition with the fun and excitement of an outdoor festival. Twenty paddlers move in unison, combining strength and teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates from ancient China. Social groups and businesses alike embrace the sport because it builds camaraderie, forms connections and promotes healthy lifestyles. Admission to the event is free; races will begin at 8:30am and will continue throughout the day. Festival grounds will offer a variety of activities for all participants and spectators. Wander through the Walgreens Health & Wellness Village featuring exciting products and services to assist in leading a healthy lifestyle. Grab a bite from one of our food vendors or shop in the Marketplace. Families can bring their children to enjoy games and activities in the interactive Kids Zone. Get in on the action – ask us how to get involved! For more information, visit www.gwndragonboat.com/mercer

January 14, 2017 at Brown Ink Gallery, we would love for you all to join us for a day of inspiration, joy and art. On this day we will be having a guest speaker, silent auction and free refreshments. location: 2181 Springfield Ave Vauxhall NJ 07088 Time: 12pm-6pm For more information please use the following p:(908)687-4123 robert229artist@juno.com www.browninkgallery.com www.facebook.com/browninkgallery IG: brown_ink_gallery

Divorce court; does it have to be so destructive. Custodial parents have the full control of the kids. Must the kids and the other parent be casualties of divorce? Custodial parents have the power to make a change to turn these kids around and give them a bright future. Kids deserve 2 parents. Although a 5-7 years childhood loss seems like it would do no harm, it can affect all the kids future relationships. My ex spoke of his childhood. A 5 year old child of divorce lived with his mom out of state for approx. 7 years where his mom ignored his basic needs, was bullied, and saw his father very little. His best friend was a dog when the dog died he carried the collar for weeks. So an angry 12 year old boy shows up at his dad’s house, says “why did you leave me there?” “Why didn’t you pay for me?” “Why did you not see me?” His dad says “I didn’t know what was going there” “I paid child support every month” “I sent you plane tickets and waited at the airport terminal for 2 kids that never arrived”. This boy faces his mom and realizes he has been lied to and manipulated; he stays angry for years at her. He moves in with his dad; the boy gets into drugs, bad crowds. Dad buys him everything he thinks he needs. But the boy is still angry. By age 16 the boy is cutting class, into heavier drugs; dad kicks him out. Dad probably thinks now this boy will realize what he has. No wrong only manages to make the boy angrier. The boy drops out of high school. Now the boy has two damaged relationships one with each parent. The boy continues to go off and on drugs. Gets married, thinks he has anxiety and depression, gets hooked on prescribed pain killers and anti-anxiety pills, and has a kid; can’t deal with family life. After 3 vehicles totaled; this boys tells says in his slurred speech I don’t feel normal without the pills. The boy lives .1 miles from his dad and sees him once year unless for money. This boy gets divorced. This boy still addicted to prescription drugs and has 10 failed relationships 3 years after divorce. This boy can only relate to his own son if his son likes what he likes. The boy never learned how to be a dad. This boy was always all about me me me. This boy was betrayed by his mom and never really trusted women after his childhood. This boy learned how to manipulate by his mother’s own actions. The boy’s focus was money and his dad is still an ATM for him today. This boy never even 30 years later got over his anger about those 5-7 years of his childhood. The effects of his childhood left this man with low self-esteem, master manipulator, drug problems, depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. I never understood why this boy loved the dogs more than he did his son but I do understand now. Now even his son will have the obstacle of dealing with his dad’s childhood because it effects their relationship. The dogs never failed him and his parents in his eyes failed him he could never give his all to anyone; money and dogs are his only comfort. Why can’t the kids be allowed to love and spend time with both parents? They have needs. Is this any way to force your kid to grow up by removing or providing a false perception of the other parent; you cause so much more damage than you realize. Please don’t do this your kids; they are a person. Do not hurt...

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